tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38864860562456734012024-03-04T21:25:09.389-08:00Go Chanel or Go Home"simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance"
-- coco chanel
<br>Sewing Chanel-Inspired Jackets TogetherAntoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09398754886656482414noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-83979883909418893232011-07-20T02:37:00.000-07:002011-07-20T02:48:41.051-07:00Back sewing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwgvgFwYREvoh0jFnbrRigXYSMQBHPL-ywvoOERnZjR0IfzP16qFPQxB8vmLt763kzEQtYgrDaym9pZgOUfvup_WzCBjEfoehD8bm2a5qLunGuJMeHFqEElMdcDMB9Orl8hMcwHx5gwA/s1600/IMG_0817.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwgvgFwYREvoh0jFnbrRigXYSMQBHPL-ywvoOERnZjR0IfzP16qFPQxB8vmLt763kzEQtYgrDaym9pZgOUfvup_WzCBjEfoehD8bm2a5qLunGuJMeHFqEElMdcDMB9Orl8hMcwHx5gwA/s320/IMG_0817.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631366839662598066" /></a>This is the reason why I haven't been sewing for over a year! Georgia was born on Christmas Day 2010. She is an absolute joy to have and a very placid, easy baby. <div><br /></div><div>I have almost got back to the size I was B.G. and I am itching to get sewing again. I love a SWAP (Sewing With a Plan) and I have been inspired to join the Artisan Square 6 piece Autumn Wardrobe sew along. The idea is that you sew 2 garments a month in August, September and October, all of which coordinate to form a mix and match wardrobe. Georgia goes to bed at around 6.30pm so I am hoping that this should be completely do-able. I am returning to work in September so I am planning a "career wardrobe". I have chosen 5 fabrics so far:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjIS_GdR09XiVwWoVj73i4eXbmdqY8uuVZIruVyy61VcfkUF9zxtcCN6omvRLrbyLGZWch02Z4wLk0CBIedRfT3_D_mjzoLl874Zeb2N-Fj64j4-EktGSAbpxWKEtq7_OSuaHwVyNdEs/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjIS_GdR09XiVwWoVj73i4eXbmdqY8uuVZIruVyy61VcfkUF9zxtcCN6omvRLrbyLGZWch02Z4wLk0CBIedRfT3_D_mjzoLl874Zeb2N-Fj64j4-EktGSAbpxWKEtq7_OSuaHwVyNdEs/s320/IMG_0855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631366601916595682" /></a>The two on the left are for skirts, the white is an Italian shirting, the black is a spotted chiffon for a tie neck blouse and the blue is a stretch wool mix for a tailored jacket. I still need one more fabric for another top but I will decide on that later.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I need to venture up into the loft for my patterns.....</div>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915996281086457896noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-65170025689254406502011-01-06T12:23:00.000-08:002011-01-06T12:24:22.636-08:00Remember the Chanel?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a53MNjBdxwY/TSYWZsGzcqI/AAAAAAAADEY/7KvABpefmK8/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559155420627694242" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a53MNjBdxwY/TSYWZsGzcqI/AAAAAAAADEY/7KvABpefmK8/s400/001.JPG" /></a> It is a new year's resolution to complete my unfinished projects and, from then on out, only have one project in cue. My <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">UFO's</span> include my in-progress winter coat, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">faux</span> fur stole/cape, and, of course, my Chanel. Now I don't want to make excuses about my year long love/hate with my Chanel, but I am convinced that you can't make Chanel, with Chanel techniques, without a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">dressform</span>. As soon as I got my Ivy for Christmas, the Chanel has been coming along..I love it. I have my jacket on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">dressform</span> while I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">handsew</span>. I have so much control which I didn't have before. Presently I have all the fell stitches of my vertical seams and shoulders completed and I have <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">catchstitched</span> the hem and around the neck and opening of the boucle. Next up, hand stitch the lining to the hem and neckline. I really need to be working on the sleeves...can you tell that I am avoiding them?<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a53MNjBdxwY/TSYjZqnnZ_I/AAAAAAAADEg/Unv03aDurJI/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559169713879607282" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a53MNjBdxwY/TSYjZqnnZ_I/AAAAAAAADEg/Unv03aDurJI/s400/002.JPG" /></a> I have been playing around with trims too-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-56756566745521052402010-08-17T02:23:00.000-07:002010-08-17T02:23:11.405-07:00~slow progress~All those rows of quilting have caused progress to be quite slow on my Chanel-style jacket - the thread ends need to be unpicked and restitched back into place after the shell seam has been sewn - and there is a lot of thread ends! Next time I will definitely take a more minimal approach to my quilting!<br />
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Here's what I did:<br />
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Unpicked the quilting threads, cut the panel seams (being careful not to cut the threads), and sewed the seam by machine:<br />
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</div>Pressed under the seam allowance on the centre back panel, and lapped it over the seam allowance of the side back panel: <br />
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</div>Handsewed the lining seam using a fell stitch with 3mm spacing:<br />
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This is how I sewed fell stitch:<br />
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</div>Proof that I completed a whole seam in fell stitch! Now all those threads need to be stitched back into place:<br />
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</div>I backstitched the ends in place, following the needle holes from the previous stitching, and it looks a little bit hand done, but close enough to the machine stitching for me:<br />
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</div>Of course, on the right side there is an equal number of thread ends to be handsewn back into place too.....<br />
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And that is just one side back seam! I have completed the other side back seam, and will start work on the side seams shortly. See you next month.....!<br />
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<em>A couple of things I learnt through trial and error:</em><br />
<ul><li><em>Leave long thread tails when machine quilting.</em></li>
<li><em>Overlock panel seams once cut, to prevent fraying. (although backstitching the quilting threads does help to stabilise it quite a bit)</em></li>
<li><em>When machining the seam, make sure that not only the checks/plaid matches, but the quilting lines match too - I was half a quilting row out when I sewed my second seam.....</em></li>
</ul>Sheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-51743316967182283852010-08-04T23:17:00.000-07:002010-08-04T23:17:32.881-07:00~my chanel jacket - the beginning~Hi everyone! I'm Sherry and I've just begun my Chanel-style jacket, after having the fabric for a few months! I hope to share it with you here as well as on my sewing blog <a href="http://www.buzzybeesworld.blogspot.com/">pattern ~ scissors ~ cloth.</a><br />
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As you can see it is going to be a fairly standard shape, so I started from my existing jacket block with a princess line, which is a standard NZ size 10, and I graded it up to my measurements, which are a mish-mash of sizes between 10-14! I made a quick calico toile, and it fitted perfectly - I just need to rotate the sleeve forward slightly. I am after a cropped fitted look, so I will shorten the body to high hip level and the sleeve to 3/4 length.<br />
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Luckily I happen to have perfectly matching silk/cotton in my stash, and I will use this for the lining. I have 5m of this silk/cotton, so might even make a matching blouse just like Chanel used to do! <br />
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</div>I played around for ages experimenting with trims - I unravelled threads from the cloth and plaited them, crocheted them, and mixed them with existing trims I own. But have finally settled on simply using the selvedge like in the above photo. The fabric reverse has a lot of black threads so it provides a bit of contrast, and the selvedge is pretty cute. The left and right selvedge is slightly different though, so I won't be able to use them together. <br />
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And I couldn't help myself, I had to immediately cut out the back blocks and start quilting to see how it would look!:<br />
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I machine quilted in the lines of every second check repeat, which amounts to quite a lot of quilting! But I quite like the effect - just like a Chanel handbag ;) <br />
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So I imagine I will be seeing straight lines for the next few days!Sheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-34203033835042903202010-08-02T17:48:00.001-07:002010-08-02T18:09:21.351-07:00Chanel progress<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tbeOnPfqIQL2yiAejj36jL7JODuqWESH8_8a1pBGCpMBqXmWVuTl0z_y4pBcXhkrjgAHF4E-Pr2p0UAY6QcFIpNVf48f8NOMfl77HJ1ueC69kafvvNZAr_04DSvEE1Dl1svf2AYpRNQ/s1600/DSC03431.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500979914994376482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tbeOnPfqIQL2yiAejj36jL7JODuqWESH8_8a1pBGCpMBqXmWVuTl0z_y4pBcXhkrjgAHF4E-Pr2p0UAY6QcFIpNVf48f8NOMfl77HJ1ueC69kafvvNZAr_04DSvEE1Dl1svf2AYpRNQ/s320/DSC03431.JPG" /></a> <div>This jacket is taking shape slowly but surely. For a more detailed progress report see my post at <a href="http://myfabrication.blogspot.com/2010/08/chanel-progress-before-darling-buds-of.html"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500979923980932722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPDjnL29qofRupWOesoG2YJFpo7JkRDfpwLUwisu1HfY9EVrCWhkpXDFru-FV_U3Sqcre4eeuXOEGUSAkyh_JpXC7Bp9JhUwkoZk4R_aOxVhxt3fNX068Z1P7N0wE0gQ_9Taoh04mfcc/s320/DSC03433.JPG" />My Fabrication</a></div></div>Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-6475231641250363942010-05-19T14:06:00.000-07:002010-05-19T14:09:46.560-07:00And eventually everything went together<div style="text-align: left;">I reported the stitching lines on the fabric with basting thread and on the lining with tailor's chalk and then I cut the fabric and the lining keeping large seam allowances.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/challis9/4505068187/" title="SDC10756 by Challis2009, on Flickr"><img alt="SDC10756" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4505068187_d1dc095547.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Then quilting the lining was easier than expected. I used a walking foot for this.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is really important to keep the quilting lines an inch away the stitching line or it would be really challenging to sew the jacket by machine (don't ask me how I know....). To sew the pieces together, the lining seam allowances were kept away from the stitching line with pins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/challis9/4505703094/" title="SDC10755 by Challis2009, on Flickr"><img alt="SDC10755" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4505703094_53b3500c79.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Once the pieces were sewn together, the lining was sewn by hand, concealing the seam allowances.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/challis9/4505703744/" title="SDC10765 by Challis2009, on Flickr"><img alt="SDC10765" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4505703744_a8a044e28f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And finally the hem and the facing were hand sewn:<br />
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My jacket was almost finished:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I just had to choose buttons and braids.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to go for contrast, and I fell in love with a red braid that I bought without thinking twice. Once at home, I pinned my lovely red braid to the jacket:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/challis9/4505706890/" title="SDC10786 by Challis2009, on Flickr"><img alt="SDC10786" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4505706890_06f50201b6.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">The result was not exactly the chic jacket I had in mind... so I did not stitch the braid to the jacket and kept thinking about it...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Since my husband has a kind of "Chanel eye" for buttons, I asked him to choose some buttons for my almost done new jacket. I would have chosen white pearl buttons... he came home with black buttons instead. But he was right and I finally chose a black braid to complete my jacket.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here you are my Chanel style jacket, what do you think about it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/challis9/4505072957/" title="SDC10791 by Challis2009, on Flickr"><img alt="SDC10791" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4505072957_2cede4147e.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div>A detail of the sleeve vent, the buttons and the black braid:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I love this jacket and I have been wearing it a lot during past two months!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/challis9/4505708750/" title="SDC10794 by Challis2009, on Flickr"><img alt="SDC10794" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4505708750_becb7f07fa.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can't see the matching red shoes in this picure...</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-7677389641584907742010-04-23T13:13:00.000-07:002010-04-23T18:31:58.679-07:00My jacket is finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtKsqS8Jpq5e6Pl0n4jFDMHONZZVwtBtr8JeZtJcwQ7Wyu4sYu2B9KRr_Mg2_5wYgk3gCt_dkxrOFh4KCFC05m-r4mCFwD-y_tvpOCvbI50c3I3xrQcMP4F1L4LJTj0SmUKFjrjHseMU/s1600/P4230236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtKsqS8Jpq5e6Pl0n4jFDMHONZZVwtBtr8JeZtJcwQ7Wyu4sYu2B9KRr_Mg2_5wYgk3gCt_dkxrOFh4KCFC05m-r4mCFwD-y_tvpOCvbI50c3I3xrQcMP4F1L4LJTj0SmUKFjrjHseMU/s400/P4230236.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I've worn it this afternoon. I can say it is very pleasant to wear and light as a feather. What I like best is the lining ...<br />
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and the functional sleeve vents and hand buttonholes<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbLo154OyBLGuneS1HGJhPiKFHBe_KHWJxpBxRT9c3R4cmhdPThU-syVQdjxO_fN2jyrEyd9rShgeWz_934RMP7xJmAxQFDgqf-z7-donmVPfknxcZuofHy3wBgk_MzA4oEuSoHtqjB0/s1600/P4230244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbLo154OyBLGuneS1HGJhPiKFHBe_KHWJxpBxRT9c3R4cmhdPThU-syVQdjxO_fN2jyrEyd9rShgeWz_934RMP7xJmAxQFDgqf-z7-donmVPfknxcZuofHy3wBgk_MzA4oEuSoHtqjB0/s400/P4230244.JPG" width="400" /></a>Nevertheless,though I made a muslin and I am not happy with the sleeve heads. I supposed it is because the sleeves are not from the same pattern as the bodice. The shoulders shoud be shorter I think, too bad realy. Another explanation is perhaps that the shoulders seams elongated because they have not been staystiched. This has just occured to me. Anyway I will have to do with this. I will try not to think about this when I wear the jacket. Here is what it looks like seen from the back<br />
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I don't know if will wear this jacket a lot, but I learned a tremendous amount of things in the making. The whole experience was a challenge I enjoyed every minute. I wisht to thank Cindy and Antoinette for organizing this stitch along. I would love to renew that type of sal with another garment. I know that I would probably not have completed the jacket witout this blog.<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/80/8C1B2C8587BEF4A8E78CF52BE27458BD.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Marie-Noëllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572431039329904583noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-38319350745616652952010-04-17T17:21:00.000-07:002010-04-17T17:25:18.477-07:00...and the pattern. Oh, the pattern!When it was time to choose the pattern I recalled I had seen a Chanel style pattern on <a href="http://burdafashion.com/en/Magazines/Archives/128_Jacket/1270777-1463237-1736415-1736442-1738965.html">Burda Magazine 10/2009 - 128</a>. I started working with it, making the alterations I usually need. I could not make it fit, no matter how I tried... It was probably a wrong combination between the checked fabric, the diagonal dart and the amount of fabric I should have added to make my FBA.<br />
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Then Burda Magazine 02/2010 was published and <a href="http://burdafashion.com/en/Magazines/Archives/108_Jacket/1270777-1463237-1764727-1764795-1764927.html">pattern 108</a> simply called me from the pages of the magazine.<br />
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I tried altering again the pattern from the October 2009 issue with no success, then I finally decided to try with the pattern from the February 2010 issue. It worked at the first try!!!<br />
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My idea was to distort the fabric grain as little as possible, so I transformed the vertical dart into an armhole princess seam and moved the back darts into the side seams.<br />
I wanted the front pieces to overlap to have buttons (<a href="http://burdafashion.com/images/repos/1/000/001/832/000001832484">the original pattern did not overlap</a>), so I separated the facing piece from the front piece and added the necessary amount to get it.<br />
The sleeves, finally, were too close fitting, so they needed to be enlarged.<br />
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A lot of work, but I had a pattern for my jacket!!!<br />
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Here follows my pattern modifications: <br />
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armhole princess seam + full bust adjustment:<br />
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Full arm adjustment:<br />
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It was time to play with the fabric, then!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-42695443336100441102010-04-14T18:28:00.000-07:002010-04-14T18:29:34.506-07:00… et Voilà, ma veste Chanel!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8Zn9b4l80I/AAAAAAAAAIM/G8ZK2urvkvY/s1600/chanel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8Zn9b4l80I/AAAAAAAAAIM/G8ZK2urvkvY/s400/chanel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460165903388111682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Assembled jacket before Chanel finishing touches.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">This is as far as I got last year before the heat wave hit Sydney and it was way too hot to be sewing wool. However, I have never considered this project a UFO. It has stayed out on my dress form and I have played with different trims, finally deciding on the dark purple from <a href="http://www.emgreenfield.com/">E.M. Greenfield</a> (hand washed in warm water with mild soap to pre-shrink before stitching in place).<br /><br />The final embellishments also included: </div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Making the pockets</li><li>Attaching a couple of small hooks for closure at front</li><li>Stitching the chain weight to the hem</li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8Zo0yGVXpI/AAAAAAAAAIc/EAliQf7AoGw/s1600/chanel-chain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8Zo0yGVXpI/AAAAAAAAAIc/EAliQf7AoGw/s400/chanel-chain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460166854244130450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Chain stitched in place along hem edge.<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8ZpTswzT3I/AAAAAAAAAIk/9jNp-TiTCk8/s1600/chanel-fini-front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8ZpTswzT3I/AAAAAAAAAIk/9jNp-TiTCk8/s400/chanel-fini-front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460167385387585394" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Chanel jacket showing trim and pockets at front.</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="" class="post-body entry-content"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8ZpySLhplI/AAAAAAAAAIs/MkFmNol2KQo/s1600/chanel-fini-back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cQZs6fCgCJo/S8ZpySLhplI/AAAAAAAAAIs/MkFmNol2KQo/s400/chanel-fini-back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460167910827861586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Back view of Chanel jacket showing fit & shaping.</span><br /></div><br />This was such a fun project. Thank you Cindy and Antoinette for setting up the sew-along and to everyone else for the inspiration and camaraderie. Now I'm looking forward to the cooler weather!<br /></div></div></div>Dillianderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17377816590625672755noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-46991112589444158252010-04-10T15:13:00.000-07:002010-04-12T08:12:55.140-07:00It was the fabric first<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hello! I'm Challis, and I have been reading this blog for a long time. I have been inspired more than once by the Chanel style jackets posted here and I just completed mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before all, I would like to thank Antoinette and Cindy for setting up this blog and for letting me post here and I'd like to congratulate with all the nice people who post here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I fell in love with this black and white boucle during last Autumn, and I have been wondering what to make out of it since then.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That is when I first met this blog and I started reading and following... it would be nice to make a Chanel style jacket with the boucle, I tought. So the boucle I loved came home with me and my sewing adventure started.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I cut a sample, to put in the washing machine. It came out perfect, so I pretreated all the fabric with the washing machine in a delicate wool cycle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was time to choose the pattern then.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-34796277885558951412010-03-12T16:15:00.000-08:002010-03-12T16:22:53.095-08:00Chanel trim - I think I finally have oneAlmost finished with the jacket muslin, but have stalled out because I couldn't find the trim for it. The trim was already in my stash, in a most unlikely place.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4428341206/" title="DSC03511 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2689/4428341206_2f930fcb87.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC03511" /></a><br /><br />I've been prewashing fabrics, serging the ends and putting them through the dryer because I don't want to dry clean anymore. Besides the cost, the idea of petrochemicals used in the process just doesn't appeal to me. So in one of my free bundles from Fabricmart, there was a black 8 wale corduroy. I wasn't really sure what I would do with it, but prewashed it and ran it through the dryer. What resulted was a soft fringe along the selvage. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4427575267/" title="DSC03513 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4427575267_9a69c3d422.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC03513" /></a><br /><br />So I counted two wales in from the selvage and trimmed, then finished the edge with the serger. Since the wool on the jacket is a bit fuzzy, the corduroy side was too dark, so I'm using the wrong side. I'll have to plan the placement carefully because the there isn't enough to do everything I had planned, but so far I like the way it looks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4428341474/" title="DSC03514 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4428341474_48b49dd810.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC03514" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4428341604/" title="DSC03515 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4428341604_1413a34cf5.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC03515" /></a><br /><br />I'm happy I went through the entire process to complete the muslin because there will definitely be modifications made to this pattern. I'm not sure if anyone else has found this but the button placement on the three piece sleeve is a bit more "forward" than I am used to. If anyone else has made this sleeve and cares to comment, I'm all ears!<br /><br />Please forgive the caving in of the jacket I really need to pad my dress form, oh and disregard the wrinkled slip under the jacket:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-72806302732965096622010-03-06T13:55:00.000-08:002010-03-06T14:00:42.892-08:00Why I've reduced my activity.My husband has been diagonised with a <b>transient ischemic attack due to a </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheroma" title="Atheroma">atherosclerotic plaque</a> in one of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotid_artery" title="Carotid artery">carotid arteries</a>. He is in hospital waiting for the removal of the atherosclerotic plaque by surgery and he will have to rest for some monthes before he is able to work again. Of course my sewing and blogging activities will be slowed for some time. But I will still be reading my blog roll.<br />
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I absolutely love the result. The functional vent makes all the difference and gives the jacket a couture look. I do recommend this pattern.<br />
Here are some close up views :<br />
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Yesterday I just had to pin the sleeve to the jacket and put it on to see what it looked like. Wow I loved what I saw in the mirror. This sleeve pattern is very well drafted and has a unique line indeed. I am so impatient to finish this project.<br />
Hopefuly my next post on this blog will show a picture of me modelling the jacket.Marie-Noëllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572431039329904583noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-34236085027006818772010-02-14T08:57:00.000-08:002010-02-14T08:57:28.135-08:00Enthusiasm and my lack there of….OK…I just haven’t been in the blogging mood as of late. So many other things on my mind and to do but today I am making myself sit down and write a few words about my Chanel jacket project. With a cup of coffee in hand and the Olympics on the TV please join me in my musing on my jacket.<br />
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Over the past several weeks I have acquired the pattern and resource materials to begin this project. Along with this I purchased the fabric and have now found the lining and thread that I want to use to quilt the jacket with. I am going to think outside the box and add my own spin on my jacket. I found the perfect amber colored lining to go with the boucle that I had purchased from Gorgeous Fabrics and while cruising around Joann’s the other day I came across this great variegated quilting thread that I thought would look great against the lining color and add my own flair to the project by tying the colors of the boucle on the outside of the jacket to the inside lining of the jacket. Here are a few photos of the choices I made for the fabric, lining and thread.<br />
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I’ve also traced my pattern off and adjusted it for my measurements. Being 5’10” I have of course added 2” of length to the sleeves and shortened the body by one inch. I also adjusted for my bust, waist and hips. It took me a great deal of time adjusting the pattern. To accomplish this task I used “Pattern Fitting with Confidence” by Nancy Zieman. I have never used her pivot and slide method so thought I’d give it a try to see how it would work on me. Needless to say it took me a whole Saturday bent over my table making my tissue pattern and adjusting it. Here are a few pics.<br />
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On Sunday I took the opportunity to cut the new pattern out of my muslin. I’m using the Vogue 8369 jacket pattern which has princess seamed front and side front pieces along with back and side back pieces. The jacket has a two-piece vented sleeve. This pattern doesn't have a pocket option so I may add one to it. I'll play that one by ear and test it out first to see whether I would like it or not.l As I cut each piece out I took the time to mark a full vertical grainline and horizontal lines at the bust and waist along with the various required markings for the pattern with a Sharpie black marker. Here are a few photos of the unsewn muslin.<br />
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This is where my enthusiasm waned because my plans for sewing this past week were interrupted by a visit from my DD and her boyfriend and this weekend we went north for the Winter Carnival in Saranac Lake and today…here I sit writing this post. I am hoping that after lunch I will gain enough momentum to get myself into the sewing room to begin constructing my muslin. Wish me luck for I am finding it extremely difficult to remove myself from the warmth of the fire!<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Here are some updates concerning my jacket.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The first thing I want to talk about today concerns some issues I had with my trim.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">I first purchased some trim I found a tidbit too thin for a Chanel style jacket. After much research concerning Chanel trims I stumbled on <a href="http://bubblegum4breakfast.blogspot.com/">Birgitte’s exceptional blog</a> where she explains <a href="http://bubblegum4breakfast.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-chanel-journey-continues.html">how to make your own trim</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US">In the picture above you can see from right to left how mine turned out. First, I made a continuous bias with the fabric I used for the shell. I stitched it in the middle with a very short stitch length (1.5mm) and eventually topped it with the purchased trim. I then fringed the bias strip and inconspicuously hand sew it on the finished CF edge. It is not a very fast process but I spent so many hours in this project so far that I have stopped focusing on time.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US">Yesterday, I went to town to purchase so more trim but to my great disarray, the shop where I bought it run out of stock.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">I had to find an alternative. My mind is quite set up concerning where I want my trim. That is along all edges including the hem. When I went to bed last night, the situation seemed to be hopeless, I could not figure out an ersatz trim and I had already trimmed the pockets and one of the CF edge. But as we say here :”La nuit porte conseil”. When I woke up this morning I had found how to solve that trim issue. The neck and hem lines will be trimmed with the fringed bias only. So that all the edges I had first planned will be trimmed without using another color or motif which would have been too much indeed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Please, tell me what is your own opinion?<o:p></o:p></span></div>Marie-Noëllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11572431039329904583noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-90772304068321789302010-01-30T11:34:00.000-08:002010-01-30T11:37:25.636-08:00Got it!!!My fabric arrived from Banksville. It was in a box in a plastic bag in a raging blizzard on my back porch. Since my ride home was one of the worst of my adult life it was a great treat to come home to find my fabric surprise. Did I start ripping the box open. NOOOO, first pour a litttle pinot grigio, (that drive was unnerving), prop myself up in a quiet room on a fluffy pillow and start to pick apart the tape. Yippee! Caroline and Lindsay have had some great posts and commentary on buying on line lately. I seldom do it. But I think I will again with this particular vendor, Banksville. It seems we each have our vendor we feel comfortable with and buy from them. It feels risky handing over the plastic and crossing the fingers. Swatching is the way to go IMO. So without further ado here it is:<br />
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</a></div>I had a horrendous time getting the lighting and therefore color right. DD, an amateur photog, told me to take the picture in morning light outside. So, I draped the fabric on the back porch and clicked away. Oh, did I tell you it was 8º below? See, Dawn, your not the only nutty, brave stitcher out there!<br />
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The silk lining is a gorgeous taupe with a definite pink cast and the combo looks very rich. The boucle is pink, a pretty brown, taupe, and off white. Some of the threads glisten which I like and you can see that here:<br />
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Also sorry about the rez....hopefully this will show up well.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcHLUAw_UPA_5MnCuaGa16nyxoYBtG18XM3nJs-vn_GDnQv5SPPtNq0aMyM7dq7-oGDzOXuHtUozo7JxXtBw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>ClaireOKChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-50878761899978967322010-01-29T16:38:00.000-08:002010-02-05T20:23:27.599-08:00Red Friday to suitYes, dearest friends, I can postpone the inevitable no longer: the suit is done, completed, finito! but to see it, you'll have to <a href="http://straightjacketmuse.blogspot.com/2010/01/zoot-suit-baby-its-cold-out-there.html">mosey down to my blog</a>, because, with profound apologies to you all, I just don't have the time (or the patience, or the inclination) to duplicate posts across the ether. But, OK, it's only fair that you get a picture: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVsiWYKmCY9p7l6C0Rec2SOga_PtUDUguDEgfck5T0ceBdQxU008Pd431r2iT5D9n4_1Z_v8sK_76LbowAQeE0NAeG4A-NukiJLJrJwVHm_vHdTI6ATMDfF8ZeaGm6VJX_cvYVAAAFW5U/s1600-h/Red+Suit+-+IMG_2913.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVsiWYKmCY9p7l6C0Rec2SOga_PtUDUguDEgfck5T0ceBdQxU008Pd431r2iT5D9n4_1Z_v8sK_76LbowAQeE0NAeG4A-NukiJLJrJwVHm_vHdTI6ATMDfF8ZeaGm6VJX_cvYVAAAFW5U/s320/Red+Suit+-+IMG_2913.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432338212520777346" /></a><br /><br />How and what did I do? <br />My bouclé was a really light and airy, fluffy, stretchy wool-mohair bouclé. I knew that to keep its shape it would have to be underlined. Fortunately, I found a perfectly colour-matched red poly organza for underlining. The jacket fronts & sides are underlined, as is the entire upper back all the way around the armscyes, and the entire hem. In retrospect, it would've been easier to just underline the whole lot instead of snipping here & there. A little info tidbit for next time, and yes, there's going to be next times! Each bit of underlining has been painstakingly stitched at 1.5 cm/ or 1/2" intervals, to the fashion fabric, to serve as a scaffold. I'm sure that otherwise the whole lot would just have stretched out of shape pronto! The skirt, BWOF 9-2008-120 pencil skirt, is underlined the same way. I had frightening visions of poochy backside after sitting on it for an hour or two, never to return to the desired shape; atomic-bomb indestructible poly underlining ensures that'll never happen. The sleeves however are NOT underlined. Instead, they're nice and skinny and totally flexible. <br /><br />Both jacket & skirt are lined, the jacket with stretch silk charmeuse, the skirt with red heavy bemberg rayon, with thread tacks to keep it down, and a shiny down-to-there gold zipper for a bit of vertical interest. <br /><br />I sort of quilted the lining, but only barely, by hand. What I mean is that the 3-piece sleeves were constructed with the lining, and the lining hand-quilted down to the FF at the lower reaches of the sleeve only. I bagged the body lining, prick-stitched around all the edges, and then used a modified bag-the-sleeve-lining technique to attach the sleeve lining to the body lining. The lining's quilted to the ff/underlining along all the seam allowances. I intended to also hand-quilt the lining down to the ff at 1" intervals, but was persuaded by hubby that this would serve no practical purpose. He's right, of course! What a relief, too. I did all the bottom hemming & chain attachment by hand, with lots of steam to shrink the wool hem into shape. <br /><br />And, of course, all the trim was attached by hand. As were the pockets and the hooks. Chanel couture really tries one's patience, you know?<br /><br />Pockets: there are the requisite four pockets, two big, two small. However, as I'm fairly generously endowed and don't need any more attention UP THERE, especially in a work setting, I chose to overlap my pockets somewheres-about my waistline (OK, a bit below my waistline). Each pocket is double-lined, so there's yummy silk on both sides of your fingers should you wish to slip them inside: my son went oooooh!!!! when he tested them. Yeah, more hand sewing - lining to pocket, pocket to jacket, lining to jacket. But it's kind of cute to have four super-soft change pockets about one's person. <br /><br />Other than that? Hmm, that skirt is majorly Pegged. What that means is that for a really comfortable stride you'll want to either: 1. shorten it by 5 cm / 2"; 2. create a vent, slit, or box pleat at the bottom centre back; 3. un-peg it (stylistically, NOT an option! do NOT do this!!!). Don't get me wrong, I love it as is, but I couldn't outrun a caterpillar in it. A fuzzy fat caterpillar. <br /><br />I promise I WILL post a live pic of the suit on MOI, and you'll find it on <a href="http://straightjacketmuse.blogspot.com/">StraightJacket Muse, here</a>. And I'll update this post for the in-action photos once I do.<br /><br />ETA: The on-me blog entry is <a href="http://straightjacketmuse.blogspot.com/2010/01/skating-season.html">here </a>and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27299810@N08/sets/72157623189629723/">here</a>, and the PR review is <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?readreview=1&reviewnum=47577">here</a>.Digshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146986269769790807noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-11807441841817301642010-01-27T16:26:00.000-08:002010-01-27T16:32:16.408-08:00Wanderlust to Chanel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyI9LDjITlfJyEFmIjziy_As3l7EMiHh4po-tpus72rCPw4mbsblwLLPerDk4yoCFStcvt6Xy55MqwoHnV2XyON2NLwShIYpcx3UixZKHo0utcmeVYFIsmUXS2vP8VcQpr4p2_zqHeX6n/s1600-h/chanel_jacket_01+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyI9LDjITlfJyEFmIjziy_As3l7EMiHh4po-tpus72rCPw4mbsblwLLPerDk4yoCFStcvt6Xy55MqwoHnV2XyON2NLwShIYpcx3UixZKHo0utcmeVYFIsmUXS2vP8VcQpr4p2_zqHeX6n/s400/chanel_jacket_01+016.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
</div>After <a href="http://mimi-ohs.blogspot.com/2010/01/wandering-aimlessly.html" target="blank">Wandering Aimlessly</a> for the past month...I'm back and now ready to delve into the making of my Chanel jacket. I have finally decided upon Vogue 8369. There were several choices that I had been contemplating but I truly loved the V8369 due to the neckline and the longer length of the jacket. I’m 5’10” and am short-waisted with very long legs so the shorter version jackets that I’ve seen other participants make won’t work for me.<br />
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It has taken me a while to find this out-of-print pattern. The Vogue Patterns website does still offer it but only in the smaller sizes so I have been on a constant search since the past December. As luck would have it I was clicking around the internet the other day and happened upon <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/patternmania" target="blank">Pattern Mania</a> on Etsy and low and behold she had the pattern in the larger sizes and at a very reasonable price. I ordered and paid for the pattern on Saturday the 23rd and I received it today, Wednesday the 27th. Very fast and nicely shipped in a cellophane sleeve and shipping envelope. I’ll definitely purchase from her again!<br />
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I’ve also been compiling some reference and resource materials to aid me in my sewing of this jacket. I received “Couture Sewing Techniques” by Claire Shaeffer from my daughter for Christmas. What a fantastic gift!!! Prior to receiving this gift, I had purchased “Great Sewn Clothes” from Threads. I am now on the search for Threads Magazine No. 121, pages 34 – 40 for the “Inside Secrets of a Chanel Jacket” article by Susan Khaljie. Tough issue to find…wish me luck! Any help in finding it would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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As far as fabric goes, for my first jacket I am starting with a boucle that I purchased from <a href="http://www.gorgeousfabrics.com/shop/index.php" target="blank">Gorgeous Fabrics</a>. I chose a fabric that had a combination of browns, golds and oranges. As always the picture doesn’t do the fabric justice. The jacket will be the perfect color for fall in New England. This is the first time I’ve chosen a fabric in these color ranges. I usually stick to mauves and purples...I’m trying to break away from the norm...walk on the wild side for once...if you can call this fabric wild.<br />
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Now that I have the fabric in hand I can now make a better call on the lining color too. I found a real nice silk on <a href="http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/xcart/home.php" target="blank">Fabric Mart</a> that might fit the bill. Have to look into it a little bit more along with getting thread to match. In the mean time I’m going to look over the pattern instruction sheet and notes by Claire Shaeffer, press the pattern pieces and adjust them as necessary and then cut and sew the muslin.<br />
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I am now off and running...all be it very slowly!<br />
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TTFN <a href="http://mimi-ohs.blogspot.com/" target="blank">~ mimi o ~</a>mimi ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308969238826902872noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-76144491322784100882010-01-24T10:42:00.000-08:002010-01-24T11:03:36.444-08:00Progress is slow but rewardingHere is a quick run down of the progress to date.<br /><br />Muslin completed, I cut two sizes smaller than called for, based on cutting out and completing another Claire Shaeffer pattern. As you can see it's very fitted, so I added to the back seam and a 1/4" to all of the pattern pieces. I also shortened the jacket and sleeves.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4263399362/" title="Chanel front muslin PL by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4263399362_22ea11a160_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Chanel front muslin PL" /></a><br /><br />The first fitting<br />I found it to be a little big and boxy, so some adjustments were made to make it a little more fitted. Since this is my muslin, I found the fabric to be a little thicker that what I will be making next.. Since the adjustments were minor (I noted them on the tracing but did not make the adjustments on the paper pattern).<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4277450881/" title="basted jacket no sleeves front by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4277450881_cc2ce277e3_m.jpg" width="175" height="240" alt="basted jacket no sleeves front" /></a><br /><br />The lining has been hand quilted with silk thread, I followed the lines of the plaid on the reverse and found that in some areas the stitching came too close to the seamlines and had to be restitched. Leave yourself at least 2" from the side seams and 4.5" from the bottom (I had a 2" hem, and this gave me a little leeway).<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4270987138/" title="Hand quilting with silk thread by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4270987138_7d5a1c1412.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Hand quilting with silk thread" /></a><br /><br />Now it's at the lining assembly. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4301314696/" title="005 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4301314696_4c0dd2898e.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="005" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-76506512334916635222010-01-21T18:57:00.000-08:002010-01-21T18:58:28.208-08:00Just joined too and excited!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTq1ELdVz1NqYttHwpymZT6YDq3Iv1O-IdKlNqdmzFz3YYHCvCnKFmAe5bxyR4kiuWCa20BbcT_xX4YrWmu2i0LDB96NIJsFdPw24vKuXtu158rninNu3Z8y-n_C8Lkw1LdtAasCyGp0/s1600-h/IMG_5980+%28Medium%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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I have made my final choice and as soon as it arrives in the mail I will post. I know I will have many questions along the way. I am going to do this pattern, View A, the couture method. Here's my first cry for help. I am v. petite, 5 feet tall, and have hips. I look at those sleeves, and they are beautiful, but I know that the buttoned vents loaded with trim will land right at my hips. I can see them adding bulk to me in an area where I don't need it. I adore 3/4 sleeves. Is there such a thing as a vented 3/4 three piece sleeve? I may go a straight 3/4 but if I can do the vent/buttons I would be happier. Has anyone done this? Thanks so much, and I will be posting as I go along. Great to see you here, Claire. Maybe we can egg each other on.......Bunny <br />
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</div>Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-54825114562832153652010-01-19T18:35:00.001-08:002010-01-19T19:05:01.983-08:00Am I too late?Holy Cow! I actually can't believe I'm this late....but I'm getting this done!<br /><br />What is so interesting as I'm working and working a long, long time, I'm thinking, "How much do these run in RTW and even couture?" So I looked this up.<br /><br /><a href="http://fashion.whatitcosts.com/chanel-suit-pg3.htm">Here</a>'s the site that says they are $5,000 for off the rack (which I think is cheap), and up to $20,000 for custom. And let's face it - that is exactly what we have here...custom made Chanel Jacket. Here's is the jacket from that site: (this isn't my jacket). <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.whatitcosts.com/img/chanel-suit3.gif" alt="Lamp" height="" width="" /><br /></div><br />Will post some pictures and other pictures here, cause I sort of developed some interesting techniques along the way!!<br /><br />And I am pleased with how this is coming. I have to do some work for a client, and then back to my jacket!!ClaireOKChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-89042825030127185852010-01-15T17:23:00.000-08:002010-01-15T17:23:00.113-08:00Jerilyn - Houndstooth DentistryOr perhaps you'd take houndstooth to the Veterinarian? I'm not sure.<div><br /></div><div>Upon dissecting the mens blazer that I will be using for fabric, I discovered 4 holes in one of the inner sleeve panels. My guess is that they are cigarette burns.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's how I repaired the damaged "teeth":</div><div><br /></div><div>Step #1 -</div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to salvage some black interfacing from the sleeve cuff, it easily tore away from the fabric, so I wasn't sure that it would re-fuse upon ironing, but it did! </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUpxDguvUe9nqOfHJhfUFDZ5VpCwQqO10mA-qNmYvWkg9ksNFwWgAGqZmx2oXYZLsu3Xd4IHJ-7hVZM8ngvJ220E2mpnzKTyq0DXoOfVdsfyfQWoUo4HEx2DU6ad-OcfcfELf4tMqYTQH/s1600-h/hole+interface.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUpxDguvUe9nqOfHJhfUFDZ5VpCwQqO10mA-qNmYvWkg9ksNFwWgAGqZmx2oXYZLsu3Xd4IHJ-7hVZM8ngvJ220E2mpnzKTyq0DXoOfVdsfyfQWoUo4HEx2DU6ad-OcfcfELf4tMqYTQH/s400/hole+interface.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427077327605619282" /></a><div>Step #2 -</div><div><br /></div><div>I stitched back and forth over the holes with black thread to prevent fraying. (the 2 larger holes are pictured below)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzvcMtCm_gOyZZ6rpcVfOoFVM0gQDmrQ4f4orOp0wWQPkIp6Kd92J1bTygEQAPVVpXKtrvxLtnf_2tQu38ibevoVzCHzARql6TFx3Zu97F2AmZuwvTzFqNEpH0e7-WFnMrf2otiyW-4cf/s1600-h/black+holes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzvcMtCm_gOyZZ6rpcVfOoFVM0gQDmrQ4f4orOp0wWQPkIp6Kd92J1bTygEQAPVVpXKtrvxLtnf_2tQu38ibevoVzCHzARql6TFx3Zu97F2AmZuwvTzFqNEpH0e7-WFnMrf2otiyW-4cf/s400/black+holes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427077325145993506" /></a><div>Step #3 -</div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, I used a small tight zig-zag with cream thread to mimic the original pattern.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbB60Fzv2GumZT74u0baw0O-4k0BJoIXl4Q9GyGPDVSAxcvx14s2yaFnzeFTKvh33blSZpvXKNUSaHJUObx8qlpUIhwe87qkHhItecjYpOx1bf6vb6XR5RIsvEwkw2c5ckqXCOiUscJEo/s1600-h/fixed+holes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbB60Fzv2GumZT74u0baw0O-4k0BJoIXl4Q9GyGPDVSAxcvx14s2yaFnzeFTKvh33blSZpvXKNUSaHJUObx8qlpUIhwe87qkHhItecjYpOx1bf6vb6XR5RIsvEwkw2c5ckqXCOiUscJEo/s400/fixed+holes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427077321313280642" /></a><br /><div><div>It's not perfect, but I couldn't afford to lose any portion of the fabric, and it shouldn't be noticeable from a distance.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As for my muslin, it's as far as I'm planning to take it:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfg2m_P5ua7FsUCbVHKiY04KpfTdE1qhXpG-K3RObHTuLdeLT8YK4vBsuw6Ym6uUImk9NuJAxD5zhvzdrvL3OwoE81gEmDuhantXjsM9QBU2sEKpPlmzfa0Fgvvs6lcX5q42yucA-OI4lf/s1600-h/side+2.0.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfg2m_P5ua7FsUCbVHKiY04KpfTdE1qhXpG-K3RObHTuLdeLT8YK4vBsuw6Ym6uUImk9NuJAxD5zhvzdrvL3OwoE81gEmDuhantXjsM9QBU2sEKpPlmzfa0Fgvvs6lcX5q42yucA-OI4lf/s400/side+2.0.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427077309389593634" /></a><br />I added darts to the chest, and then fixed the arm hole to compensate for the darts. I'm going to cut my panels longer than the pattern/muslin because I think the length is appropriate as it hits unhemmed.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The next step is the most challenging... figuring out how to cut all these panels out of the original jacket! The sleeves had an inner panel similar to the pattern so they will go smoothly, but the back is 2 panels vs the 3 panels of the pattern, and the front... oh don't get me started. There's a small breast pocket on the original jacket that is making me pull my hair out, but I figure it's all downhill after surviving this (<i>she says with the blind optimism of someone at the beginning of the this project</i>).</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be sewing this weekend... will you?</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-60821321761489733552010-01-13T15:12:00.000-08:002010-01-13T15:31:40.261-08:00Lourdes (ELMO)- Old Kid, new to Chanel BlockMy room mate from college had a Chanel jacket, I immediately asked her if I could see it and turned it inside out trying to figure out how it was made. Her version was black boucle, long sleeves (to wrist), princess line seams, side panels, a peplum, gold double C buttons and that chain at the back hemline. It was such a beautiful fit and she always looked elegant and very pulled together when wearing it... I WANT ONE!! So after many years, this will be my first, I'm starting off easy with two of Claire Shaeffer's patterns. My muslin is finished, and as Claire says "we need to warm up", so my first fabric is not my first choice, but it's really not bad, just looks more Armani. <br /><br />It's the one on the left, the other is tropical weight... maybe for the next one.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4254290371/" title="002 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4254290371_e75a4b7b16.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="002" /></a><br /><br />The body.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4222439147/" title="Patterns 015 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4222439147_ec3d0b3c05.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Patterns 015" /></a><br /><br />The three piece sleeve.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123665@N06/4222435019/" title="Patterns 009 by loti2008, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4222435019_0f9a48dfd4.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Patterns 009" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886486056245673401.post-66649035295882921402010-01-12T19:44:00.000-08:002010-01-12T20:27:13.171-08:00Jerilyn - New Kid on the Chanel Block<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;">Hi, this is my introductory post... I'm definitely getting a late start, but too many stars aligned after discovering this blog, so I felt compelled to join.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I do a lot of refashioning which I share on <a href="http://frenchsleepdeprivationstudy.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">my personal blog</span></a> and a <a href="http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">refashioning blog</span></a>. I saw "Coco Before Chanel" a few months ago and was inspired to dress better, but then I came across <a href="http://chaneljacket.blogspot.com/2009/08/phew.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">this post by Mary Anna</span></a> who said "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For me it's more about sewing in the Chanel spirit. Taking a piece of menswear, and turning it into women's wear in a simple, fitted style." and I knew this was the challenge for me, the refashioning addict!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But as in most creative pursuits, there's a difference between having the inspiration to take on a project and finding the skills and materials! Before signing up I went to a local thrift shop to see if anything caught my eye. Nothing interesting on the Ladies rack, so I headed over to Menswear and there it was, calling my name... </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUUBuTV4Iz_J36FaeqHiy5o1h1IHc-qsKXqMrTZzIFXY0pOTSOSR7-UH9XY2ns52idCuodJ6eSVZ6FaRbK5yInWQvXHWQzckrqTwXa43s6NiB_bHQ5Fu9IjweHcyo3tUZngHywk7QL9hb/s400/before.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426071298487046210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The fabric is a black and cream <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">houndstooth</span> in tight woven wool.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxmTJsKgG-tFBCS27mGyJDlcz0aIgbXDVxL4l475GOldid_WOSimYXspSFL4fbMI7BF4bnaOH2K0zRQ5XyEDwvBHJtkXg9CZKqnHEowkB7JjCVTrvTwEU0eo48n-9cURbAQvJUeYAFrwG/s400/fabric.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426071303865754994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">When refashioning, the size of the original garment is crucial to the overall success of the project. It didn't have a size tag, but I'll take the Rochester Big Tall Clothing tag as a positive sign!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQglLI2pRES9RzHuWw_O1x3nq2qy5bk5hUUBjqPCP25Vq5GCcC-qgRR_MN92glu7GfX1DKuuTprvvYgL-x2ihn537SmRvbLa90XszosLNLyN6lzpKAskVllbpQP_W-D1CjhX7OfV4RPye/s400/labels.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426071312789295330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div>I had rummaged my pattern stash and found a few items suitable for undertaking the muslin, but before leaving the thrift shop I looked at their patterns... and what are the odds? They had an unused Vogue V7975 in my size (cost: 25-cents)! How could I not sign up after all that?</div>Jerilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884367908177624282noreply@blogger.com8